Since its founding, The Carle has been lead by a diverse board of professionals who share a passion for children’s literature and a commitment to art and literacy. In addition to the invaluable support we receive from our trustees, we are indebted to the many advisors around the world who give the Museum their time and expertise.

Executive Director:
Alexandra Kennedy

Board Officers:

Christopher B. Milne, Chair
President, Gage-Wiley

Jen Loja, Treasurer
President, Penguin Young Readers

Chris Loker, Vice Chair
Author of children's books and books about children's literature

William Phillip Gorth, Secretary
Co-Founder and President, National Evaluation Systems, Inc., Retired

Board Members:

H. Nichols B. Clark
Retired Founding Director and Chief Curator, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Bryan Collier
Author and artist

Jane Bayard Curley
Art Historian

Robert L. Forbes
Vice President of Forbes Media, Retired

Kate Geis
Filmmaker

Grace Lin
Author and artist

Steven Malk
Literary Agent, Writers House LLC

Leonard S. Marcus
Children’s book historian, critic, and author

John Mendelson
SVP for Sales and Digital Initiatives, Candlewick Press

Cathryn M. Mercier
Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of Children's Literature, Simmons College

Suzanne Murphy
President and Publisher, HarperCollins Children's Books

Andrea Davis Pinkney
VP, Executive Editor, Scholastic

Lynn Waggoner,
VP, Content and Curriculum, Disney Publishing Worldwide

Honorary Trustees:

Joanna Carey
Jane Goodall
Takeshi Matsumoto
Vivian Gussin Paley

In Memoriam:

Barbara Carle, Chair Emerita
Fred Rogers
Maurice Sendak